Cuellar
A Spanish surname most often linked to the town of Cuéllar in Segovia, so it originally pointed to someone from that place.
The #1,609 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 13,830 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Cuellar is a Spanish habitational surname, referring to a person from the town of Cuéllar in central Spain. The place name is usually traced back to a pre-Roman or uncertain older root, so its earliest literal meaning is not firmly established. In surname use, it simply came to mean "one from Cuéllar."
History
The surname spread from Spain into the wider Spanish-speaking world through migration and colonial-era movement. It is especially common in Latin American countries and among Hispanic communities in the United States. The spelling often appears without the accent mark in modern records, especially outside Spain.
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Fun fact
Cuéllar is both a surname and the name of a historic Spanish town known for its medieval walls and castles.